LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will stock catchable-size rainbow trout in several city ponds and lakes across the state this month.
The schedule, subject to change depending on conditions, includes date, location, approximate time of stocking, and quantity:
March 13 – Fremont State Recreation Area (SRA) No. 2, 4,000 trout; CenturyLink Lake, Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (SP), 2,500; Weeping Water Pond, 1,500
March 14 – Humboldt City Park Lake, 350; Auburn Rotary Club Lake, 800; Fort Kearny SRA, 600; Holdrege City Park, 1,500; Auble Pond, Ord, 750; Ponca SP, 900
March 15 – Lake Halleck, Papillion, 11 a.m., 1,200; Steinhart Park, Nebraska City, 12:30 p.m., 1,200; Holmes Lake, Lincoln, 11:30 a.m., 4,000; TaHaZouka Park, Norfolk, 9:30 a.m., 1,500; Pawnee Park West, Columbus, 11 a.m., 1,500; Heartwell Park, Hastings, 10:15 a.m., 450; Windmill SRA No. 2, 11: 15 a.m., 300; Barnett Park, McCook, 10 a.m., 1,000; Curtis Golf Course, 11 a.m., 150; Oxford City Lake, 1 p.m., 150; Elm Creek, 2:30 p.m., 1,000
March 17 – Stanton Lake, Falls City, 600; Pawnee City Pond, 300; Morrill sandpits: north, 1,350, middle, 450; Scottsbluff Zoo Pond, 900; Terry’s Pit, Terrytown, 1,500
March 18 – Lake Ogallala, 2,600; Bridgeport SRA northwest pit, 1,400
March 20 – Lake Ogallala, 4,000
Week of March 17 – Ponca SP, 600; Fremont SRA No. 2, 1,000; Gracie Creek Pond, 1,000
March 24 – Lake Ogallala, 2,400
Week of March 31 – Niobrara SP, 1,000
All anglers fishing in Nebraska, except residents under age 16, must have a fishing license. A park entry permit is required for each vehicle entering state parks, recreation areas and historical parks. Purchase permits at OutdoorNebraska.org.